Thought this was a great idea. Assembly was average, adjustments were difficult. Broke an axle bolt adjusting the blade height - poor design.

Doesn't provide a good cut. Lays the grass and weeds down without cutting. Strange for a "lawnmower"! Too heavy and difficult to line up for attaching. Will use my power mower first and hope to use this for short grass maintenance afterward. Chinese "junk" !

Pros:Nice paint

Cons:Heavy, Difficult To Use, Unreliable, Bad Instructions

Daniel Does Not Recommend This Mower

Product Expert

Daniel,

Please keep in mind that this is a Finish Cut Mower, not intended to cut weeds or very tall grass. Please refer to the Owner's Manual on page 7 for mowing tips.

I bought this mower last year. I spend more time working on it trying to keep it adjusted than I do mowing. The turn buckles used to adjust the cutter bar are terrible. They have no way to lock them down so they vibrate either loose or tight. Too loose and the grass doesn't get cut and too tight the reel locks up. Their video for backlapping shows a design that does not use a turnbuckle and has a lock nut that can be tightened once the adjustment is made. The pro model I have uses a turnbuckle instead and does not work. I cannot get through a single mowing without having to stop, pull the reel off the mower, put it on the bench to adjust the cut then put it back on.

After damaging one reel and getting it so out of whack that all the backlapping in the world couldn't fix, I ordered a replacement reel for 300 dollars. Very pricey to say the least. I set the height setting exactly like my tow other reels and it was cutting too high which left my yard streaked. Took it down and tried to adjust it to get the same height and cannot get it the same. Either 1/8 low or 1/8 inch too high. That reel is essentially useless so now I'm down to two working reels. Only choice is to try an order another one and hope I can get it to match the other two. At 300 dollars a pop and the fact that the turnbuckle design won't hold an adjustment, it is just not worth throwing any more money at this thing. I don't recommend this mower.

When I do get the reels working, mowing at low speeds will tend to chop the grass. Mow too fast with bumps and the mower will hop and then chop the grass. It needs more weight on it to keep this from happening.

Overall very disappointed with this purchase. It is better than a rotary mower because you can't even think about using a rotary mower on bermuda at low heights . However, this . mower does it's share of damage to the grass with the hopping and chopping due to the poor performance.

Very disappointed with this purchase. Haven't found a decent alternative yet but I am looking to find something. I definatly feel like I wasted money here and would not purchase again.

I bought this mower last year. I spend more time working on it trying to keep it adjusted than I do mowing. The turn buckles used to adjust the cutter bar are terrible. They have no way to lock them down so they vibrate either loose or tight. Too loose and the grass doesn't get cut and too tight the reel locks up. Their video for backlapping shows a design that does not use a turnbuckle and has a lock nut that can be tightened once the adjustment is made. The pro model I have uses a turnbuckle... more

Cons:Low Quality, Difficult To Use, Unreliable, Durability

Jack Does Not Recommend This Mower

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Dave R.Mattawa, WA

Purchased 9/8/14

10 Helpful Votes

REVIEWED

SEP.

29

2014

Perfect Cut

My 3/4 acre front and back yard looks like a golf course using this mower. No comparison to a rotary cutter. Lawn never looked better.

Pros:Durable, Quiet, Fast, I'd Buy It Again

Cons:Time Consuming To Change Height Of Cut

Dave Recommends This ProMow Mower

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Becky M.Ellensburg, WA

Purchased 7/18/13

REVIEWED

AUG.

15

2013

Mower Array Is Great

This array cut our mowing time in half the very first time we used it. Still getting the hang of mowing around trees but imagine it will cut our time even more as we get better at it.

Pros:Fast

Cons:Expensive

Becky Recommends This ProMow Mower

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Kent M.Anderson, SC

Purchased 5/24/16

REVIEWED

JUL.

13

2016

I'm Having A Problem!

I love the reel mowers and I'm cutting my 1/2 acre quickly. But the reels are not cutting the seed stalks of the Brumuda grass. I've tried cutting heights of 11/2", 1" and now 1 1/4", but the mowers are mashing the stalks down and the next day, there they are standing up again.

I'm told that Pro mow makes an 8 blade reel but it would be expensive for me to change over.

I'm just hoping the grass will stop going to seed.

Kent McGahey

Pros:Fast, Quiet, Light Weight, Reliable

Cons:Doesn't Cut Brumuda Properly

Kent Does Not Recommend This Mower

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Mcentires Driving RangeCalhoun, GA

Purchased 6/6/16

REVIEWED

JUL.

22

2016

Does The Job So Far

I got this to mow hitting decks at my driving range. It's done a good job so far. I have it on the 5/8 inch setting, and it leaves a smooth, tight cut my customers like.

Much better than the Cub Cadet riding mower did (I use the mower to pull the Pro Mower now). It definitely isn't made to handle anything more extreme than smooth, Bermuda-type grass though.

Mcentires Recommends This ProMow Mower

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